DVD From DDD Has Wal-Mart Stickers
11-18-05, 02:15 PM
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DVD From DDD Has Wal-Mart Stickers
Just received a portion of my backordered DVD's purchased in the B2G1 free sale last month. Disney Classic Cartoon Favorites Vol 4 Chip 'n Dale has a Wal-Mart sticker affixed to the front of it and what looks like a Wal-Mart UPC sticker pasted across the UPC on the back. Guess DDD had to go shopping at Wal-Mart to replenish their stock. 
11-18-05, 10:02 PM
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Does the sticker actually say Walmart or it is just another UPC sticker? If it is just another sticker, is it a different number?
Edited to add this comment: Why are all of your posts complaints? As a "New Member" you bashed CH now DDD.
Something's not right about all these new members and their "complaints"!
Edited to add this comment: Why are all of your posts complaints? As a "New Member" you bashed CH now DDD.
Something's not right about all these new members and their "complaints"!
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11-19-05, 12:33 AM
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Yes it is a white sticker (like their dump bin stickers) and says Wal-Mart Jun05 IL Starring Chin-N Da BVHE. I thought it was just rather funny and wasn't complaining. Sorry if I offended anyone.
11-19-05, 03:55 AM
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I'll occasionally receive stuff from DDD that looks a little "shopworn." But I can't say for sure that the wearing occurred in a store or at a warehouse.
During their last round of sales -- the BV DVDs for $5.99 plus buy 2 get 1 free -- I got one DVD had a little security tag under the cover insert. It was just stuck under the cover loose, and had a piece of torn paper stuck to the back. (The torn paper did not come from the back of the DVD cover.)The security sticker along the top was intact, so it didn't look they were shipping out open/used merchandise again.
Makes me think that a store somewhere opened up the DVD, stuck a security tag under the cover, and resealed it.
During their last round of sales -- the BV DVDs for $5.99 plus buy 2 get 1 free -- I got one DVD had a little security tag under the cover insert. It was just stuck under the cover loose, and had a piece of torn paper stuck to the back. (The torn paper did not come from the back of the DVD cover.)The security sticker along the top was intact, so it didn't look they were shipping out open/used merchandise again.
Makes me think that a store somewhere opened up the DVD, stuck a security tag under the cover, and resealed it.
11-24-05, 11:46 AM
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The answer is quite simple
I work at best buy. SO we see a lot of walmrt and other etailer and retail stuff come in. You see, there are middleman companies that deal witht his. So it sno just studio to best buy, or studio to wal-mart. There are 2 or 3 distributors companies that all major stores, etailers use. If an item does not sell, it goes back to the distribuor eventuallu, which passes it down to another store, and the cycle never stop unless item sells, getgs damaged/recalled.
11-26-05, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by amd555
I work at best buy. SO we see a lot of walmrt and other etailer and retail stuff come in. You see, there are middleman companies that deal witht his. So it sno just studio to best buy, or studio to wal-mart. There are 2 or 3 distributors companies that all major stores, etailers use. If an item does not sell, it goes back to the distribuor eventuallu, which passes it down to another store, and the cycle never stop unless item sells, getgs damaged/recalled.
11-27-05, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
WTF.
An in regards to the Wal-Mart stickers on their merchandise, it might be because of re-shipped items ... or it may be the same as when a restaurant runs out of, say, fish they normally receive from a wholesaler. If they run out, then off to the nearest and cheapest alternative they go to make sure they have the product to serve their customers later on - keep the customers happy with available products.
Not sure that is legal with media items, though.
